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Record Nr.

UNISA996418433603316

Autore

Wells James D

Titolo

Discovery Beyond the Standard Model of Elementary Particle Physics [[electronic resource] /] / by James D. Wells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-38204-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (78 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Physics, , 2191-5423

Disciplina

539.721

Soggetti

Elementary particles (Physics)

Quantum field theory

Cosmology

Physics

String theory

Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory

History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics

Quantum Field Theories, String Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The theory canon -- Confirmation discoveries -- Exclusion discoveries -- Revolutionary discoveries -- Signalism: risks of pursuing discovery without BSM context -- Gravity waves & Higgs boson discoveries through the BSM lens -- European strategy update -- When does discovery end? -- Summary.

Sommario/riassunto

The goal of this essay is to discuss the future of discovery in particle physics. Its primary motivation is the 2019 European Strategy update, which aims to determine the future experimental and theoretical priorities for particle physics. A key question is to understand what the standard theory (Standard Model) of particle physics really is, which the author argues has been a foggy notion for several decades which he clarifies. It then is to decide what motivated beyond the Standard Model theories are to be targeted by experiment. This book brightly exposes these theories, and puts current particle physics research into its historical context and points the way toward future work.